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19 Cards in this Set
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fundamentalism
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movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings
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globalization
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connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike
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acculturation
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proccess in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture.
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diffusion
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when an idea spreads from one group to another and is accepted
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expansion diffusion
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information about new ideas or innovations spreads through a society
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relocation diffusion
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when people move to new places and take thier culture with them
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hieracrchial diffusion
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when cultural traits are spread from places of greater size or influence to smaller ones
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demography
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statistical study of human populations
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mulatto
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people with both african and european ancestry
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ecotourism
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industry of people visiting because of ecological sites
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sound
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a relatively narrow passage of water between larger bodies of water or between the mainland and an island
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gulf
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part of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land
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delta
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a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular
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orographic effect
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moist air pushes against a mountain; barrier forces air to rise; rising air cools, condences, and forms clouds which cause percipitation; lots of moisture side of mountain facing the wind; side of mountian away from win is leaward side; as aim moves down the leward side, it warms and dries
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rain shadow
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drier area of orographic effect
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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industrialization
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the process by which manufacturing beased on machine power becomes widespread in an area.
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megalopolis
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a froup of cities in the northeastern united states that has grown into one large, built-up area; also used to describe similar areas around the world
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province
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government districts similar to states
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